Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Marasmius haematocephalus (Mont.) Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn,
Soc. 10: 298. 1868.
Agaricus {Mycena) haematocephalus Mont. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 8: 369. 1837. Marasmius rhodocephalus Fries, Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. III. 1: 31. 1851. Marasmius rhabarbarinus Berk. Jour. Bot. & Kew Misc. 8: 135. 1856. Marasmius Jloriceps Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 298. 1868. Marasmius hypophaeus Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 298. 1868. Marasmius phaeus Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 298. 1868. Marasmius sanguineus Cooke & Massee; Cooke, Grevillea 17; 59. 1889.
Pileus membranous, convex or campanulate to expanded, usually umbonate, solitary or gregarious, 0.5-1.5 cm. broad; surface persistent purplish-red or fulvous-red, glabrous, more or less sulcate-striate, margin concolorous, entire to slightly crenate: lamellae few, distant, pallid^ varying in breadth but usually rather narrow, attenuate-adnexed, rarely inserted, not interveined: stipe setiform, horny, glabrous, smooth, shining, pale-fuscous to reddish-brown, usually paler at the apex, 3-6 cm. long, 0.5-1 mm. thick.
Type locality: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Habitat: On fallen decayed leaves and wood. Distribution: Throughout tropical regions.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
